Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig
Grid reference
NN 276 956 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
227600 795600
Latitude
57.01942655544102
Longitude
-4.840188219416816
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilfinnan, eccles., Kilmonivaig (0 miles)
Kilfinnan Burn, Kilmonivaig (0.31 miles)
Kilfinnan Wood, Kilmonivaig (0.93 miles)
Finglassins Well, Kinglassie (3.63 miles)
Lady's Croft, Kilmonivaig (3.69 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmonivaig, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilfinnan, eccles., Kilmonivaig
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilfinnan
Head name
Kilfinnan
Place
Kilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKelenane Head nameKilfinnan PlaceKilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1034 Date of citation1531 x 1531 Before nameInvergarry After nameLagane et Auchindrome Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formKillenane Head nameKilfinnan PlaceKilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 2238 Date of citation1540 x 1540 Feature named in sourceterras Before nameLagane de Achedrome After nameInvergarre Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formKillynen Head nameKilfinnan PlaceKilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 5: Great Glen and Glen Garry Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Kilfinnan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilfinnan Head nameKilfinnan PlaceKilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilfinnan, Kilfinnan, eccles., Kilmonivaig